Founder Bandwidth Allocator
Allocate 100% engineering capacity across competing bets
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The Context-Switching Tax: Anas Issath's systems analysis shows that cognitive switching penalty escalates nonlinearly with parallel WIP. 5 simultaneous initiatives yield a 40% cognitive drag, reducing 100% effort to just 60% effective forward execution.
Startup Runway: 12 Months
12-Month Execution Runway Trajectory
Must cross the 80% Threshold of Competence to achieve retention & PMF
Context Friction Loss
40%
5 parallel initiatives
Effective Team Velocity
60%
Net usable horsepower
Viable Milestones Reached
0 / 5
None before Month 12
🚨 Dilution Trap: Zero Initiatives Survive
Effort is spread too thin across 5 parallel bets. Friction devours 40% of team capacity, and no single product line achieves the 70–85% competence threshold before runway depletion.